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Advocacy & Policy

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) works with policymakers and other leaders to advance policy priorities that strengthen the nation’s health and well-being.

Through policymaking that affects the intertwined missions of academic medicine, including health care delivery, research, education, health equity, and more, the federal government is a key partner in sustaining the vitality of the nation’s medical schools, teaching hospitals, and health systems and improving the health of all. Find out more about how academic medicine propels health care forward through the AAMC’s What Starts Here Saves Lives campaign.

This graph shows how funding for the NIH has not kept pace with inflation. While there has been an increase in the dollar amounts allocated to the NIH between 2003 and 2024, when adjusted for inflation, NIH funding in 2024 was actually lower than in 2003.

Congress must support robust federal funding for the NIH

As policymakers debate the focus and funding of federal agencies, it is critical that they continue to support robust federal funding for the NIH — funding that in 2024 supported more than 300,000 researchers at over 2,500 institutions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

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AAMC Legislative and Policy Priorities

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Research

AAMC-member institutions endeavor to prepare a diverse medical research workforce and champion an environment where medical discovery can flourish. This strong commitment is key to innovation that benefits patients.

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Clinical Care

AAMC-member teaching hospitals and faculty physicians cultivate and provide high-quality health care, especially for complex and vulnerable patients -- many of whom are unable to receive care elsewhere.

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Investing in Healthier Communities

Academic medical centers serve at the crossroads of community health, health equity, and population health and are actively working to prevent and address persistent public health challenges.

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Workforce

AAMC-member medical schools and teaching hospitals play a crucial role in preparing future physicians who help create a healthier future for all with innovative graduate medical education.

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Washington Highlights

Washington Highlights is a weekly newsletter that provides updates on the latest legislative and regulatory activities affecting academic medicine.

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Drastic cuts to NIH-funded research will diminish the nation’s research capacity, slow scientific progress, and deprive patients, families, and communities.

  • Feb. 8, 2025
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Washington Highlights

Scheduled hearings and meetings related to academic medicine.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
Washington Highlights

The CMS modified the Section 126 distributions for Rounds 4 and 5, amending a change finalized in the FY 2025 IPPS Final Rule.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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A House Oversight Subcommittee held a Feb. 6 hearing examining federally funded animal research.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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The Senate Finance Committee advanced the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., JD, to serve as HHS secretary.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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Washington Highlights

The AAMC submitted comments to the CMS in response to the CY 2026 Medicare Advantage Advance Notice.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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The AAMC joined a Feb. 3 letter to support international students, improve visa processing, and address national security threats to research and education.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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The AAMC issued a Feb. 4 statement congratulating Doug Collins on his confirmation as VA secretary.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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The AAMC and medical education leaders Feb. 6 met with lawmakers and congressional staff to advocate for academic medicine priorities.

  • Feb. 7, 2025
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The AAMC issued a statement on the confirmation of Doug Collins as the secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

  • Feb. 4, 2025
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AAMC Advocacy Awards

The AAMC honors members of Congress, their staff, and leaders in the academic medicine community for their commitment to supporting academic health systems, teaching hospitals, medical schools, learners, physician faculty, researchers, and the patients and communities they serve with the Champion of Academic Medicine Award and the ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration, and Education.

Advocacy Coalitions

The Ad Hoc Group for Medical Research supports enhancing the federal investment in the biomedical, behavioral, and population-based research conducted and supported by the NIH.

The GME Advocacy Coalition (GMEAC) is a group of organizations dedicated to the expansion and preservation of Medicare-supported graduate medical education.

The HPNEC advocates for continued support for the health professions and nursing workforce development programs critical to providing continued services to underserved and minority communities.

FOVA is a diverse coalition representing national academic, medical, and scientific societies; voluntary health and patient advocacy groups; and veteran-focused associations.

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Congressional Academic Medicine Caucus (CAMC)

The CAMC is a bipartisan group of Members of Congress that seeks to promote and recognize the important role that medical schools, teaching hospitals, and faculty physicians play to improve the health of people everywhere.

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AAMC Action

AAMC Action – Let’s Raise Our Voices Together

We are a community of students, residents, researchers, faculty members, physicians, and others who advocate on behalf of academic medicine to improve the health of people everywhere.

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